The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

Royal Commentariet._ BboK VI~ who feared leíl they íhould be more cruel rowards rhem than Don Sebajlú n had beeQ. Thus far Diego Hernande:z:,. Then they nominated .the Lawyer Gomez:... Her:nande:z:, to be Lieutenant-General of rhe Army, and {ohn Orti:z:, de Carate and Pedro del Caftillo to be ~apta ins of Foot : this Eleétion was made, to lignifie, tbat tbey would not difpofe Qf the rni- lirary Offices arbitrarily, but in fucha manner as that the Citizens íhould bave a fhare with them in rhe Government, which they accepted more out of fear than good will towards the Cauíe or Perfons with whom tbey were embarked. Here- upon Prochmation was rnade that al! people íhould obey Bafeo Godinez:... as General, and Baltafar Yclaz:...quez:... as Major-General; and fix Souldiers were prefem]y difpat- ched away to feife upon Don Garáa and th'e reíl: who were returned from t~e good employment they were fent about for killíng the Marfhal A!onfo de A/varado. Baltafar Velaz:... quez, to fhew the pf.)Wer ofhis Offíce,. caufed two Souldiers of note to be drawn and quarrered, who brought Lette1s and Advices from Egas de Gu<,man at Potocji toJJon Sebaftian de Caftilla. He' fentenced anorher Souldier to be hanged, called .francifco de Vil/alobo!, and two other Souldiers, who were Friends to him, to have their hands cut off, but by the mediation of.the other Souldiers, a remiflion was-granted to ha ve onely one hand difmembred: all which this good Majar-general aéted witbin the fpace of four hours afrer he was promoted to chis honour. The day following Martin de Roble!, Paulo de Menefú, Diegode AlmmdrM and Diego de Vela<-quez, entred into the.City; having fled from tbe Souldiers who foughr to take cbem, cogerher with [everal others of lefs note and eíl:eern. The which beingknown to Bafeo Godinez, who kept bis Bed in tendernefs to his wound, he fent to call {óhn de Orti:z:, to him, and defired him to perfuade Paulo de M enefes, Martin de Rob/e! and the reíl:, who were newly arrived, to aífemble together in Counc:::i l, and joüi with the reíl: in confirming the Eleétion of him to be Chief Ju~ice and Captain-General, and alfo the Settlement made upon him of the Eílate of-Pedro de.Hinojofa" To wbich demand they rnade anfwer, that they had no power nor autbority fo to doe, nor was an aél: of cbeirs ei[her legal or valid ; and if be would take their counfel as Friends, rbey would advife him to deftfl: from fuch like pretenfions ; for chac ir would look as if the killing of Don Sebajlian de Cafti!la had been aél:ed by him for the fake of his own intereíl, and nor for che fervice of his Majeíl:y: with this anfwer Godinez.. grew highly incenfed, and with a loud voice vowed, that whofoever pretended to abate the leaíl tittle of his ho- nour, he would pretend to take away rheir _lives. Wherefore he commanded thern ali to enrer into Confukation, and having íet lixty or eighty Souldiers at the Door of the Rootn where rhey were aífembled, he gave orders cC5 kill bim or them w1w fhould refuíe to figo or let his hand to any thing which be required ro be done: which when Paulo de Menefe! and bis Companions underílood, rhey appro- . ved the Elefüon, though much aga i"níl cheir will, and would have done much more if ir had been demanded; for Gomez Hernandez, the Lawyer, aífored them thar in e ife rhey complied nor wirh him he was refolved to put every one of them to death. Godinn, finding himfelf nowconfirmed by the aurhority of rwo Aílemblies, was very much pleafed, rhough borh Senrences ferved onely for bis greater condemna- rion. Rika Martin, wbo was the chief of five Mufqueciers, fenr to take Don Gar- úa Te/lode Gu<,man, had the formne to apprehend him aboat five leagues diíl:ant from che City, being on his way rhither, in hopes of che favour and proteétion of Don Sebaftian de Caft i!la and his party : but when he underíl:ood that Bafeo Godine<, and Balta[ar Ve/a<,quez, and Gomez Hernande<,, who had been the chief Confpira- tours and comrívers of the Murther of J>edrGde Hinojofa, and had be~n deepeíl: in the Rebel lion, and ·wbo had been the mofi intimare_Friends of Don Sebaflian, _ were che perfonswho had aífaflinared him, he could not bue greatly admire and remain aítonifhed, thinking itimpoílible that thofe who were more deep)y con- cerned in chat black Murther and Rebellion than Don Seba(lian, fhould objeél: rhat crime to him onely, and kill him for that which was their own Plor i!..Od Confpi- racy. And whe1eas he wasa Man who had been principally concerned in ali the Plocsand Intrigues of che Rebels, he told Kiba Martin rhat h~did not queíl:ioh but tliar they would kill him to prevent rhe difcoveries he rnighc make of all the Plots and Villanies cheyhadcontrived and aél:ed : And fo it hapµened, for. fo foon as he was broughc to rhe City, Bafco-Godinez gave order •to Velaz..quez, as Palenti_no fairh, to kill hirn; which he accordingly performed, to prevenr che Teíl:imonies ,and Evidence which be mighc produce againíl them. Thefe are the words of that · Auchour